{"product_id":"the-famine-orphans-isbn-9781496748133","title":"The Famine Orphans","description":"\u003cb\u003eA vividly told, triumphant story that follows one of the thousands of young Irish women shipped to Australia after the Famine as part of the Earl Grey Scheme, whose indomitable bravery in an exotic, danger-laden land helped shape a new country. For readers of Ellen Marie Wiseman, Sarah Loudin Thomas, Amanda Skenandore and Marie Benedict.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey survived Ireland’s Great Hunger to build a new society in untamed Australia . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e1848:\u003c\/i\u003e The girls, 4,000 in all, come from every part of Ireland—from the shores of Galway to the Glens of Ulster and Belfast’s teeming streets—to board ships bound for Australia. All were chosen from Ireland’s crowded workhouses. Most are orphans. The Earl Grey Scheme was presented as an opportunity for young women to gain employment as domestic servants in the Colony. But there is another, unstated purpose—the girls are to “civilize” the many men sent there as convicts, so that settlements can be built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Gilvarry has spent six months in a Newry workhouse, subsisting on a diet of watery porridge. She knows there’s no future for her either within its walls or outside, in a ravaged, starving land. But once Kate’s ship completes the harrowing voyage, she and her companions find their reception in Sydney dismayingly unwelcoming, as anti-Irish sentiment grows. Homesick, and disillusioned by love following a shipboard crush, Kate strives to fit in, first as the servant of a demanding English woman, then as a farmer’s bride in the Outback.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen heat and drought force her husband to leave for long periods to work on a sheep ranch, Kate is left alone to fend off wild animals, drifters, and her aching loneliness. She longs to return to Ireland. But first, this beautiful, unforgiving country will teach her about resilience and survival, and the limitless possibilities that come with courage and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvocative and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Famine Orphans\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the young women whose pioneering spirit left an enduring legacy in a land so far from home.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Patricia Falvey:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Falvey, adept at combining vivid historical detail and rich characterization, brings closure to Rose’s and Victoria’s amorous predicaments with brio and simplicity as the women eventually reunite in friendship.”\u003ci\u003e —\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A captivating portrayal of life in Ireland - above and below stairs - during the years leading up to the Great War and the Irish rebellion. Engaging, atmospheric and packed with rich historical detail I thoroughly enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e—Hazel Gaynor,\u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from The Savoy \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “The enchanting saga of two Irish sisters…This new chapter of \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e lore is worth plunging into.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eFalvey excels at creating atmosphere. The grit and poverty of Rosie’s life in Dublin stand in sharp contrast to the cocoon of Ennismore.”\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Historical Novels Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “An evocative, heartfelt story of how the bond of female friendship can survive and thrive through adversity. Beautifully drawn, full of rich historical detail, and with a truest Irish sense of place, I was seduced from page one.”\u003cb\u003e —Kate Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEllis Island \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Rich in authentic historical and Irish detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling story of love, duty, and reinvention, highlighting the vast rewards—or grave consequences—of following one’s heart.” \u003cb\u003e—Kristina McMorris\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSold on a Monday \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An engaging narrative of class differences, sibling entanglements, inheritance of grand Irish estates, and the potential loss of them, finding home, finding love, all set against the turbulent 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland.   A complex and enjoyable read.” \u003cb\u003e—Susan Vreeland\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGirl in Hyacinth Blue \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Patricia Falvey’s lovely and deeply romantic novel is more than a finely detailed and well researched chronicle of the tumultuous and sweeping social changes in Ireland at the turn of the last century.  It is a richly imagined story of two friends—one woman born to wealth and privilege, the other born in poverty and facing a life of servitude--- whose abiding friendship proves stronger than blood ties, an unforgiving class system, and even the ravages of war.” \u003cb\u003e—Kathleen Kent\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Falvey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow House, The Linen Queen, The Girls of Ennismore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Titanic Sisters. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Northern Ireland, she immigrated alone to the United States at the age of twenty. She now lives in Dallas, Texas and is a member of The Writers' Garret, The Dallas Institute for Humanities and Culture, and The Irish American Society Book Club of Dallas. Visit Patricia online at PatriciaFalveyBooks.com.","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304510017765,"sku":"NP9781496748133","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781496748133.jpg?v=1767739289","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-famine-orphans-isbn-9781496748133","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}